Urges all States to support the High Commissioner in his efforts to achieve durable solutions to the problem of refugees and displaced persons of concern to his Office, primarily through voluntary repatriation or return, including assistance to returnees as appropriate or, whenever appropriate, through integration into countries of asylum or through resettlement in third countries; expresses deep appreciation for the valuable material and humanitarian response of receiving countries, in particular those developing countries which, despite limited resources, continue to admit, on a permanent or temporary basis, large numbers of refugees and asylum-seekers and urges the international community to assist these countries in order to enable them to cope with the additional burden that care for refugees and asylum-seekers; calls upon all Governments to contribute to the High Commissioner's programmes with the aim of ensuring that the needs of refugees, returnees and displaced persons of concern to the High Commissioner are met.

Adopted without vote, 93rd meeting

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Adopted at the 93rd plenary meeting, 7 Dec. 1987.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 42nd session, Volume 1, 15 September-21 December 1987. - A/42/49. - 1988. - p. 208-209. - (GAOR, 42nd sess., Suppl. no. 49).